The Beginning:

Chapter 2:

Author's Note: Yipee! I updated something! Well, I hope you enjoy this next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha in any way however I do own the three other characters in here.

Shina wakes up to a growling stomach the next morning. Maybe she should've eaten some of that fish last night. She tries to go to sleep, but to no avail. Maybe she would go wash up before waking the others. She jumps down and feels something lightly hit her from behind. She looked back and found nothing, so she shrugs it off as a pebble. She gets to the river and begins scrubbing her face as best she could… about ten times over. She got way so much dirt on her face yesterday; Clearasil didn't even look like it would work at this point. Ewwwwwww!

Usagi turns over and came into contact with the rock wall. "Ite… That hurt." She gets up and decides to go clean herself of what remained on her from yesterday. Well at least her face, anyway. There was no chance in all the seven hells that she would take a bath in that freezing unsanitary river water. She gets to a spot beside a boulder and begins scrubbing her face and trying to wake herself up mentally… until she begins recalling events of last night. "Heh. Scared by a rabbit." Usagi laughs. On the other side of the boulder Shina hears Usagi's reference of the… prior experiences.

"I heard that, Usagi!" Shina startles Usagi… she knew this because Usagi screamed. "Jeez, can you be anymore loud? I don't think the demons heard you!"

"Come over here and say that to my face!" Usagi challenges. This motivated Shina to do the task, because when faced with a challenge… Shina never backs down.

"Alright, Miss Laughs-A-Lot!" Shina rounds the boulder and they both scream.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY FRIEND?"

"I KNOW WHO I AM! I'M SHINA/USAGI!"

"…NO WAY!" The girls look into the river. "AHHHH!" They feel their faces, "AHHHHH!" They look at each other once more, "AHHHHHH!"

"Would you two shut up?" Yori yells from the forest as she walks out, "AHHHH! … What did you do to my friends!"

"YORI!" the other two scream.

"How do you know my name? I swear if this is about that library book, I'll turn it in I promise!"

"Yori, it's us." Shina tries to reason while Usagi laughs about the library bit. "… Oh, Kami!"

"Nani!"

"Yori… you've got… you've got-" Shina is apparently speechless.

"Fox ears!" Usagi finishes for the awestruck girl.

"… Nani?" Yori asks and went over to the river to check her reflection to make sure those two weren't lying. "Oh. My… KAWAIII!" Yori then begins rubbing her newly acquired kitsune ears while laughing at her own actions.

"Well, not to boast but, we look better than we did yesterday." Shina says. Honestly, she likes the way she looks. It finally hit her that what the thing that hit her earlier was her own hair. Beautiful locks of midnight blue tipped with silver that reached all the way to her butt.

"Shina, you have very pretty eyes." Usagi says noticing Shina's now crimson orbs.

"You're not half bad yourself." Shina compliments on Usagi's elbow-length silver and green streaked hair and her serpentine scales that were shining beside her emerald eyes.

"What am I over here… chop liver?" Yori asks. Shina and Usagi approve of Yori's new look. Chin length pinkish orange hair, and sky blue eyes.

"Yori, you also look wonderful." Usagi pauses and almost laughs at what she sees trying to poke out the back of Shina's skirt. "Um, Shina?"

"Nani?" Shina asks eying Usagi with suspicion.

"You seem to have another quality that we failed to notice." Usagi lets out a small chuckle trying to cover it up as a cough, but to no avail.

"Excuse me?" Shina looks at where Usagi was glancing. She sees a cute little tail poking the fabric of her skirt. "Yori, may I see your pocketknife?"

"How did you know I had one?" She asks.

"How else did you manage to cook half of a fish?" Shina answers.

"Fine." Yori gives her the pocketknife and saw Shina walk into the trees. Shina comes back out minutes later with a full tail in view. It was also midnight blue and tipped with silver.

"Oh, that's what she wanted it for." Usagi realizes.

Brilliant observation, Usagi.

"Hey! I heard that, Shina." Usagi glares at Shina.

"Heard what?" Shina asks.

"You just said brilliant observation, Usagi… didn't you?" Usagi asks.

"No. Yori, did I say anything like that?" Yori shakes her head in answer.

"You must be hearing things, Usagi-chan." Shina shakes her head. "C'mon, let's go see if there's any civilization nearby." Shina walks off after handing Yori her knife.

TWO HOURS LATER:

"Shina-san, we're getting tired. Can we please stop for a rest? My feet hurt." Usagi complains.

"Just to the top of this hill and we'll be good for a rest, okay?" Shina reassures.

Yori groans, "You're such a dictator."

"Says the girls in pants. Look at me. I'm suffering and I'm in skirt! You can hold up until we reach the top. Look at that, we've got five feet to go." Shina comes back. They reach the top of the hill and they weren't in pain anymore by what they saw.

"A village!" Yori screeches in glee. She was about to run down the hill and get as much food as she could possibly buy.

"Hold it!" Usagi and Shina grab her.

"Do you want to scare the village people?" Shina asks as Yori laughs at it. "What's so funny?"

"You said village people." Usagi also laughs.

Shina just shakes her head, "Well, in any case just don't scare them or provoke them to want to kill you."

"Why would they want to kill us?" Usagi asks.

"Look at us, Usagi-chan." Shina offers in answer.

"Oh." Usagi nods her head.

"Well, I don't care what happens, so long as I get to eat some delicious food." Yori begins skipping to the village. Usagi joins in a few seconds later and Shina follows walking and shaking her head.

"It's times like these that I really question my ability to know just who exactly I hang out with." Shina laughs.

When she gets in the village a few minutes behind the others, she finds that Usagi had gravitated over towards the horses. Usagi loved horses and anything with wings. And that Yori had moved over by the neat buns saying to herself, "Ooh, I want that and that and that and Ooh! I DEFINITELY want that."

"Yori, do you even have money for whatever THAT is?" Shina asks.

"Don't you have a wallet?"

"You know I spent all my money on the museum tickets that you couldn't pay for." Shina says.

"Well, there's always plan B." Yori offers.

"YORI!" Shina is appalled at what Yori says.

"What? It was a joke."

"That wasn't funny." Shina answers icily.

"OI! Demons!" Someone yells at them.

"Huh?" Shina asks confusedly looking to see where said demons were and instead finds about seven armed men staring at them. "May we help you?" Shina asks.

"Yes, you can leave you beasts!" One of them yells.

"Hey! That's not very nice!" Yori says. "Where are your manners?"

"We wouldn't waste them on the likes of you creatures." Someone else hisses.

"What was that? C'mon! I can take you on! Anytime! I'll show you some respect!" Yori is silenced before she could get them in any more trouble.

"Shut up you baka!" Shina hisses. "Do you want to get us killed!"

"They look weak enough, let's kill them and bring their heads to Emperor Hoshi." Another one says.

"Okay, Yori how many do you think you can take?"

"I'd say about two."

"Hmm, that sure leaves a lot for me to handle…" Shina's voice trails off.

"What about Usagi?" Yori asks.

"You mean that tree hugger admiring the horses over there?" Shina asks skeptically.

"Okay, well, what other ideas can you think of?" Yori asks.

"We could always do battle maneuver number twenty eight." Shina shrugs.

"Battle maneuve-? But I don't want to do that one!"

"Just let Usagi know." Shina glares at Yori.

"Oi! Usagi, prepare for battle maneuver number twenty eight!" Yori yells reluctantly. Usagi nods in determination and got in a fighting stance.

"Alright, you mongrels, prepare for the worst pain of your life." Yori seethes. The men began to prepare to strike out when Shina looks up.

"Oh, Kami." Shina says, her mouth hanging open.

"What the hell is that!" Yori yells pointing in the direction Shina was looking.

The men look back frightened and begin to search around for said thing. "Those damn wenches! They tricked us!" Come on men! No one makes fools of us!"

"GET 'EM!" They all yell.

Meanwhile as Shina, Usagi, and Yori were running… they look back to see that the idiots had finally caught onto their plan.

"What should we do now, Shina? Got anymore bright ideas?" Yori asks.

"Yeah, just keep haulin' ass as far and as fast as you can." Shina begins pumping her arms faster and harder.

"We're already hauling ass." Yori says.

"Well, then don't slow down."

"More running less talking." Usagi interrupts.

"Turn at this rock!" Shina yells. They turn and keep running where Shina instructs, "I think this might lose them." Shina says.

"Can we stop now?" Usagi asks.

"Only for a brief moment." Shina says.

"Since when did you become a dictator?" Yori asks.

"Well, I'm just trying to save our asses every time I become one." Shina says very out of breath.

"I see 'em!" They hear a voice and started to groan.

"Alright, let's go!" Shina leads the running party again. Just run as fast as you can straight and proud."

They continue running and soon find each other tiring as they near a bridge leading across a river.

"I'm getting so tired." Usagi says.

"Don't you dare stop! Not now!" Shina says. "You'll get killed if you do."

"I don't think I can make it much-" Usagi collapses to the ground.

"Usagi!" Shina yells. "Yori keep running I got her." Shina picks up Usagi and puts her on her back. "Just hang on Usagi."

"I could have gotten her." Yori says.

"Is this the same lazy unathletic Yori I'm talking to here?" Shina asks and keeps running.

"There's a bridge, let's cross it." Yori said. They ran towards the bridge and begin to cross it. Yori keeps running but stops when she hears a loud thump on the wood.

"Ite!" Shina screams.

"Shina, are you alright?" Yori asks concerned.

"My ankle hurts." Shina says and she looks up with wide eyes. Yori looks in the direction Shina implied and was horror struck to see the men standing right there with evil smirks on their faces.

"Heh. Now yer going to pay for makin' fools o' us!" The last man says and was pushed out of the way by someone.

"Outta the way." A silver haired youth dressed in red says. He had ears just like Yori and he had golden eyes. (A/N: one guess to who that is.) He also had with him a cute little kid with him with orange hair and a cute little kitsune tail.

"Move it half breed, or we'll kill you too." The first man says.

"I'd like to see you try." The silver haired youth says.

"I'd listen to him, guys. Inuyasha's in a bit of a bad mood today." The little fox warns.

"Let's get him fellah's!" The first says again. The men charge Inuyasha and Inuyasha had knocked them out cold before they hit the ground.

"I told you." The fox says.

"So you're name is Inuyasha?" Yori asks.

"Yeah, what of it?" He asks.

"We just wanted to thank you." Usagi says getting up.

"Yeah, can't we thank our rescuer?" Shina smiles but it fades when Inuyasha glares at her. "What'd I do?"

"Feh. Just some worthless wench of a demon is all." Inuyasha's words hit Shina and hit her hard.

"Hey! That was uncalled for! What did I ever do to you?" Shina asked.

"You were just as bad as those men you just knocked out!" Yori yells.

"Yeah, some gentleman you are!" Usagi joins in.

"I have my reason for disliking youkai." Inuyasha glares at Shina once more.

"What do you mean by youkai? We're not demons." Shina says.

"Yes, you are. I felt your auras when I was at the tree over there. You are full blood and they are mixed blood." Inuyasha affirms.

"Inuyasha, I'm sorry already! Next time I'll bring the barbeque chips!" Shina jerks her head to the familiar voice.

"Kagome?" Shina and Usagi ask.

"Can I help you?" Kagome asks shocked that the two knew her name.

"You don't recognize us, do you?" Usagi asks. Kagome looks at their wardrobe.

Her eyes widen, "Usagi, Shina, and Yori!"

"Yup!" Yori says.

"You got it!" Usagi says.

"B-but how'd you three get like this?" Kagome is obviously shocked.

"That's what we'd like to know." Shina answers.

"You know them?" Inuyasha asks.

"No, she just met us." Shina says sarcastically, which earned her another glare from Inuyasha.

"Shut up, wench!" Inuyasha says. "I asked Kagome not you."

"Sit boy!" Kagome says. Inuyasha found himself slammed into the ground before he even knew it.

"Woah!" Usagi says.

"Cool!" Yori's happy.

"Do it again!" Shina jumped up and down like a kid at a candy store.

Kagome laughs.

"You asked for it Inuyasha." The fox kit says.

"Shut up, Shippou!" Inuyasha yells getting up from his 'sit' to pummel a certain nuisance.

"Wah! Kagome! Inuyasha's trying to hit me!" Shippou runs to the safety of Kagome's arms.

"Inuyasha, he's only teasing you." Kagome says to him.

"Hey, is there anything that we can do to go back to normal?" Yori asks trying to get the conversation back on track.

"I don't know, but I think there might be someone who can help." Kagome says.

"Do we have to go back?" Inuyasha asks.

"Yes, we need to restock anyway." Kagome answers.

"Where exactly are we going?" Usagi asks.

" The closest thing you'll get to home around here." Kagome answered.

"Huh?" Shina asks confusedly.

"You'll see." Kagome smiles.

ONE HOUR LATER IN SOME HUT:

"Kagome! Inuyasha! Shippou! I didn't expect to see ye back so early." An elderly woman greets.

"Kaede, these are my friends Yori, Usagi, and Shina." The three bowed as they were being introduces.

"Good to see ye, friends of Kagome." Kaede says but gave Shina a wary glance, which didn't go unnoticed by her. "So, what did ye need to ask of me?"

"Well, my friends were completely human when they came here and now they're demonic." Kagome explains. "Do you have any idea of why this happened?"

"Well, all I can think of is that they must have originally been a part of this realm and had the true form of what they are now."

"But how?" Shina asks. "It's not as if we are reincarnations of people from this world."

"Ye very well could be, my child. That's what Kagome is." Kaede looks at Kagome. "Do they not know of your travels?"

"Kagome, why did you hide this from us?" Yori asks. "Did you not trust us?"

"Actually no. I was afraid you wouldn't believe me or you'd take this to the media as soon as you found out."

"Wow, you really don't know us then do you?" Shina asks.

"Hey, it wasn't her fault. This is pretty big news for us to even believe. Don't go criticizing her about it." Usagi defends.

"We're sorry, we've just felt so worthless ever since we got here." Shina says.

"How so?" Kaede asks.

"Well, we've been attacked twice and insulted more than I can remember." Yori answers.

"It's alright, this is much more scarier than probably anything in our own world." Kagome says.

"Kaede, Do you have any idea of why this happened if we aren't reincarnations?" Shina asks.

"Well, you could have been born here. It's very unlikely though." Kaede paused then continues, "Of you really want to know, you might want to go back to your own time and ask your parents. They might have the information ye be seeking."

"Thank you, Kaede. Thank you, Kagome… and sorry for ragging on you earlier." Shina apologizes.

"Yeah, Shina. I can't believe how you treated Kagome!" Yori says.

"You did it too!" Shina comes back.

"I didn't say the hurtful things you said though!" Yori counters.

"PLEASE don't start this again." Usagi whines.

"Maybe we should change into some different clothes." Shina says observing the torn rags that they had once called decent clothing.

"Yeah, Kaede do you have any spare clothes they could borrow?" Kagome asks.

"I believe I still have my old childhood clothes." Kaede suggests.

"Never mind." Kagome sweat-drops. "I think we'll wing it in town." "Suit yourselves." The old woman walks out of the hut.

"So, are we going shopping or something?" Yori asks.

"Pretty much." Kagome smiles.

"Ooh, Yori's gonna get girlie!" Shina jokes.

"I have no problem with shopping. It just depends on what we buy." Yori says.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Usagi says and skips off in a 'townly' direction.

"Usagi, the town is the other way." Kagome laughs.

"Oh, well then c'mon!" Usagi recovers quickly.

AFTER AN HOUR IN TOWN:

"Ooh! Shina I think you would look really good in this one!" Usagi says holding up a pink haori with a dragon print on it.

"I don't know…" Shina begins.

"Oh just pick something already!" Yori is getting very impatient.

"Oh hush up, you hypocrite!" Shina yells.

"I think maybe this one has a great color for you." Kagome tries to better the situation. Yori and Usagi already had their new outfits, which they had already bought, but Shina didn't. Yori had a pale yellow combat kimono with a lush green forest with roaming foxes sewn on it and Usagi had a light green haori with a single dragon on the front wrapped in smoke, the smoke is also a border on her sleeves. Shina is still looking for her favorite one that she would gladly wear everyday that she was here. Then she finds it. Correction, falls in love with it would be the correct term. It was a combat kimono like Yori's and it had a solid white background with midnight blue borders in the neck, sleeves, and hem that look like vine strewn flowers and many light blue and red butterflies flying around in the white.

"Found it." Shina smiles happily.

"That's pretty Shina-san." Usagi compliments.

"You finally found one! It took you forever!" Yori says exasperated.

They buy the kimono and walk out of the store/hut thingy.

"It took you long enough to find it." Yori teases.

"You're just jealous because you didn't find it first." Shina counters.

"Please, don't start-" Usagi tries.

"Who said anything about being jealous?" Yori starts, "I was merely pitying your sorry choice of clothing."

"No, you just wanted to be a smart ass." Shina says.

"I'm always a smart ass." Yori laughs.

"So that explains why you're always causing mayhem." Shina jokes.

"Better believe it!" The two laugh.

She knows I could kick her scrawny ass any day. Usagi hears.

"You two need to quit being so competitive. You know I don't like it when you fight." Usagi says.

"Who said anything about fighting?" Yori asks.

"Hai, we were just poking some fun at each other." Shina says.

Does she read minds or something?

I need to stop being paranoid, there's no way she could've read my mind.

"I'm not reading your minds, I'm just hearing things that you two mumble under your breath." Usagi answers. The other two demonic beings suck in their breath.

"Kagome, we need to talk to someone who knows a lot of history and now." Shina orders.

"What she said." Yori agrees and Shina and Yori run off back to Kaede's hut.

"You could always try Myoga the flea!" Kagome yells after them.

"What'd I miss?" Usagi asks.

"Usagi… you just read their minds." Kagome answers.

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